Arrested former Middlesex sheriff's employees to be tried in August

June court date continued for ex Middlesex deputy, ex dispatcher

MIDDLESEX — — The initial court appearance for two former Middlesex County Sheriff's Office employees accused of breaking into a tobacco shop was delayed until August.

Kenneth Hugh Jordan IV, 26 of Deltaville, and Brandon M. Robbins, 25, of Gloucester were scheduled to appear in Middlesex County General District Court on June 20.

Both men's preliminary hearings have been pushed to Aug. 15, according to court records.

Each is charged with one count each of breaking and entering and petty larceny in connection with the burglary of a tobacco shop in the Rappahannock Crossing shopping center on Grey's Point Road in the Topping area of Middlesex.

Robbins was also charged with possession of a police scanner while in the commission of a felony.

Jordan, a former Middlesex deputy, was arrested June 9 at his home, according to a statement from Lavinia Thornton, a Middlesex Sheriff's Office spokesperson. Jordan resigned from the sheriff's office in 2007.

Middlesex investigators, assisted by Gloucester Sheriff's deputies, arrested Robbins, a former dispatcher, at his residence in Gloucester County, according to the statement. Robbins left his position in 2009.

Investigators used surveillance video provided by the business owners to identify the suspects, who were seen forcing their way through the glass front door of the business, just after 3 a.m., June 9.

The suspects stole an undisclosed amount of goods. All of the items taken have been recovered, according to Thornton.

Jordan and Robbins were both released on their own recognizance by a magistrate after their arrests.